46.5% ▲ +115.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Currumbin Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Currumbin Waters
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive 25 percentage point jump in people claiming no religion since 2011 has reshaped Currumbin Waters. Now, nearly half the population identifies as non-religious, which is well above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.5% of residents now have no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% seen across Australia. Those identifying as Christian make up the next largest group at 45.7%, while Buddhism is the most common non-Christian faith at 1.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Currumbin Waters splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (46%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 45.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 20.4%
- Anglican 12.8%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Currumbin Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021232/currumbin-waters/topic/religion